Stories by Austin Blake

Ontario just pulled the plug on predatory ticket scalping. On Friday, a new law officially passed as part of the 2026 budget that makes it illegal to resell tickets for more than their original face value. Whether it is a concert or a massive sporting event, the days of seeing 400% markups on platforms like...

X has officially released XChat, a new standalone messaging app built specifically for private, focused conversations. The app allows users to sign in with their existing X account, meaning friends, family, and colleagues are already available without the need for invites or phone number swaps. Privacy is the foundation of the experience says X. Every...

Telus has raised prices across the board on Friday, as the wireless carrier continues to tweak its plans list this week. Here are Telus prices as of Friday, April 24, 2026, for bring your own phone and after autopay discounts: $60/60GB (was $50/80GB) $65/100GB (was $60) $80/175GB (was $65) Canada-US-Mexico $95/250GB (was $85) Global to...

The CRTC is making a move that should lead to cheaper monthly internet bills for millions of Canadians. The regulator on Friday has finalized the prices that smaller, independent internet companies have to pay to use the giant fibre networks built by our big telecoms such as Rogers, Telus and Bell. By locking in these...

Rogers is planning to turn its massive sports and media holdings into a single powerhouse company that it values at more than $25 billion CAD. During the company’s Q1 earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Tony Staffieri explained that Rogers wants to combine teams like the Toronto Blue Jays and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (which...

Toronto Police have arrested three men in "Project Lighthouse," a first-of-its-kind investigation into mobile 'SMS blasters', which are high tech devices never before detected in Canada that mimic cell towers to send mass scam texts. The investigation began in November 2025 after a cybersecurity partner spotted a blaster operating in downtown Toronto. Over the following...

Freedom Mobile just can’t make up its mind when it comes to its plans with the biggest data buckets. Yesterday, the carrier raised prices like we told you by $20 to $70 and $80 respectively. One day later? Freedom has had a change of heart it seems. Here are Freedom Mobile’s prices as of April...

Some iPhone owners in BC are having their phones randomly switch time zones, such as jumping from Vancouver to Edmonton and then back again, sometimes within minutes. The problem seems to have gotten worse after the iOS 26.4.2 update, and it's hitting multiple iPhone models including the latest iPhone 17. iPhone in Canada readers have...

During today's Q1 2026 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered a significant update for owners of Hardware 3 (HW3) vehicles, confirming that these cars cannot achieve full autonomy with their current equipment. Musk admitted that HW3 simply does not have the capability to achieve unsupervised FSD, explaining that memory bandwidth is the primary choke...

It seems Rogers-owned Fido just can’t make up its mind with its plans this week. After revamping plans yesterday, Fido continued to tweak them today. Here are Fido’s 5G plans as of April 22, 2026, after autopay and for bring your own device discounts: $39/20GB (new) $44/60GB $49/60GB (was 20GB) Canada-US-Mexico We now have a...

Bell’s flanker brand Virgin Plus continues to make changes to its wireless plans. After tweaking them yesterday, it has made a change today for its flagship North American roaming plan. Here are Virgin Plus plans as of writing: $39/20GB $44/60GB $49/60GB (was 80GB) Canada-US-Mexico As you can see, data has been cut for the $49...

Rogers reported a sharp rise in profit for the first quarter of 2026, while announcing it would significantly scale back planned capital spending for the year. The Toronto-based telecom reported net income of $482 million, up 72% from $280 million during the same period last year. Total revenue climbed 10% to $5.48 billion. The company's...